nine-horse fresco hill

Jiuma painting mountain is one of the famous landscapes of the Lijiang River in Guilin, and it is also a wonder of nature. Located 4 kilometers northwest of Xingping Town, the mountain is more than 400 meters high and 200 meters wide. It stands by the river. The stone walls are cut and colorful. From afar, it looks like a huge picture screen. When you look at it carefully, there are only a group of horses standing or lying, or hissing, or flying, looking back at the clouds, or looking for food leisurely.

It is said that the nine horses in the picture screen were originally God horses in the heavenly palace, but because Sun Wukong, who was in charge of "Bi Ma Wen" at that time, neglected to take care of them, he stole from the mortal world and came to drink by the Lijiang River. Later, he was startled by the painters on the riverside. He strayed into the stone wall and stayed in the world forever.

According to the local people, people who can see nine horses here are not ordinary people. Premier Zhou Enlai is one of them.

Jiuma Huashan Scenic Spot

synonym

Jiuma painting mountain generally refers to jiuma painting mountain scenic area

Jiuma Huashan Scenic Spot is a tourist attraction on the edge of the Lijiang River. It stands beside the river, and its stone walls are as sharp as a chip. The canyon rafting at the foot of jiuma painting mountain is unique in the world. It is 300 meters away from the Lijiang River. The unique design of the rafting River makes tourists feel like entering a fairyland and enjoying themselves in the painting. She is the only comprehensive scenic spot in Yangshuo scenic spot, which includes rafting, river tracing, camping, hiking, rock climbing, field warfare, slideway and outdoor development. It is the most beautiful scenery along the Lijiang River. It can choose to travel on foot or by bike. Therefore, jiuma Huashan canyon rafting is known as the most humanistic canyon rafting at home and abroad.

geographical environment

Jiuma painting mountain is one of the famous landscapes of Lijiang River in Guilin. It is located four kilometers upstream of Xingping river. Standing by the river, the stone wall is like a cut, the distant view is like a huge picture screen, and the mountain stone is like a cut, with a height of more than 100 meters and a width of more than 100 meters. On the stone wall, ochre, yellow, green, white, colorful, light and shade alternate, with a class of mottled, just like a huge mural, so it is called Huashan. Take a close look at jiuma painting mountain. The top, bottom, left, right and Yuwei peak of the stone wall are nine horses, so it is called jiuma painting mountain. There is also Yinma spring at the foot of the mountain. The stone wall beside the spring is engraved with Ruan Yuan's "Qingli stone wall painting" in the Qing Dynasty.

Jiuma painting mountain is connected with five peaks, surrounded by mountains on three sides in the southeast and North, and facing the river on the West. Xu Gong, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, praised: "since the ancient mountains were picturesque, now they are picturesque. There are nine pictures of horses, and the strange things are in the world.

Main attractions

Picturesque scenery

Jiuma painting mountain canyon drifting

The whole journey is 3.5 km. From a high altitude, it looks like a jade belt in the Shenque gorge, with an overall drop of 180 meters. At the same time, with the unique design of one scene, you can take a safe and strong rubber boat to fight against the huge waves in the rapids, and encounter a corner of jiuma Huashan in the swaying. You can enjoy the Lijiang River from multiple angles and levels, experience a new thrill and enjoy a pleasant Adventure A dangerous journey.

Li River

Jiumajuashan is 61 kilometers away from Guilin, 4 kilometers northwest of Xingping town. You can go up the Lijiang River and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Lijiang River, then you can take the bamboo raft to Xingping, or you can take a 40 minute bus to Yangshuo. The convenient transportation to jiuma painting mountain is the best choice for short-term travel and self driving travel. The nine Ma Shan Shan gorge drifting scenic spot is 300 meters away from the Lijiang River. It can walk freely on the Bank of the Lijiang River and enjoy the most beautiful scenery on the Lijiang River, which is the most close to the Lijiang river canyon rafting.

Hiking and leisure

The geographical advantage of being close to the Lijiang River makes jiumajuashan canyon rafting scenic spot the best choice for hiking and cycling around the Lijiang River. In addition to the thrilling rafting, about three to five intimate friends have a good trip along the Lijiang River, enjoying the natural beauty on the way and reveling in the exquisite landscape. Those who love hiking and adventure can carry their bags, breathe the free air all the way, experience the wild fun in the field, find a place by the river at night, and sleep peacefully under the boundless starry sky.

Walking on Lijiang River

Jiumajuashan canyon rafting scenic spot close to the Lijiang River is the first choice for hiking Lijiang River. Invite 35 confidante to swim the essence of Li River along the river, enjoy the natural beauty on the way and intoxicate in exquisite landscape.

Tracing the stream

The precipitous and peculiar jiuma Huashan gorge is created by the uncanny workmanship of nature. You can climb across the river, climb the waterfall, climb high, overcome the obstacles on the terrain, and reach the top of the mountain. The ancients said: "wisdom is near the mountain, benevolence is near the water.". The activity of tracing the river in jiuma Huashan gorge, which integrates mountain and water, can make people feel the profound connotation of benevolence and wisdom.

Camping by the river

The nine Ma Shan Shan gorge drifting scenic spot is 300 meters near the Lijiang River. It is the most beautiful scenery on the Lijiang River. Good geographical location, perfect supporting facilities and safe scenic spot management make it the best choice for camping. Set up a bonfire at night and sit around the fire, enjoying the delicious food and the beautiful scenery of Lijiang River under the boundless starry sky.

Related Legends

It is said that nine horses were originally God horses in heaven. When Monkey King, the great sage of Qi Dynasty, was in charge of "Bi Ma Wen", he stole them from the earth. Unfortunately, when drinking water by the Li River, he was seen by a painter. The painter wanted to describe it. As a result, the horses were frightened, and in confusion, they strayed into the stone wall and stayed in the world forever. As they were all changed by gods, their shapes were unpredictable and difficult to recognize, so there was a song in the past dynasties: "look at Malang, look at Malang, how many pairs of God horses do you have? You can see that seven of them are the best, and you can see that nine of them are the best. "

Tourism information

Booking information

① Opening hours: 8:00 -- 18:00

② The drifting period is from April 1st to October 30th every year

Self driving

Self driving route 1: Guilin - 40 km - turn left at Putao intersection - 13 km - jiuma Huashan Canyon Scenic Area

Self driving route 2: Yangshuo - 10km - turn right at Baisha intersection - 18km - jiumajuashan Canyon Scenic Area.

Other ways

You can go to Xingping or Yangdi by boat or on foot. Take a boat from Yangdi, get off the boat by bamboo raft from Xingping, and then walk or walk from Xingping.

By boat from Yangdi, it costs about 80 yuan for motor boats and 60 yuan for bamboo rafts.

It's 40 yuan from Xingping by bamboo raft, about 30-40 minutes. Get off the boat and walk. In the off-season, you need to charter a cruise ship, which is more expensive. In addition, if you go to jiuma Huashan by bamboo raft, you don't have to pay 16 yuan if you don't go ashore.

Walking from Xingping takes 2-3 hours, and the ticket price is 16 yuan.

Address: 4 km northwest of Xingping Town, Yangshuo County, Guilin City

Longitude: 110.495926

Latitude: 24.936646

Tour time: 15 minutes

Traffic information: you can enjoy the drifting in Yangdi Xingping section

Ticket information: 180.00 yuan

Children under 1.2m are free to drift, but they need to sign a responsibility agreement. Children between 1.2m and 1.5m can enjoy the ticket price, and students can enjoy preferential tickets with their student ID

Opening hours: 08:00 ~ 18:00

Chinese PinYin : Jiu Ma Hua Shan